Where does “cut” come from?

Cut comes from Middle English cutten, from Old Norse kytja, from Proto-Germanic kutjaną.

cut (English): "To incise, to cut into the surface of...

Definitions

  1. "To incise, to cut into the surface of...

Ancestry of “cut”, step by step

cut traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English cutten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcutten—
2Old Norsekytjahovel, small cottage
3Proto-Germanickutjanąto cut

via Middle English ketten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkettento cut
2Old Norsekutta—
3Proto-Germanickuttanąto cut

via Middle English kytten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkytten—

Words derived from “cut”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kutjaną →Every word from Old Norse kytja →Every word from Middle English cutten →